Sony Music is owned by the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation through its music division, Sony Music Group, which controls Sony Music Entertainment (often called Sony Music).

Who actually “owns” Sony Music?

  • Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music) is an American multinational music company.
  • It sits under Sony Music Group, created in 2019 to house Sony’s global music businesses.
  • Sony Music Group itself is owned by Sony Group Corporation, a large Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo.

So in simple terms:

Sony Group Corporation → Sony Music Group → Sony Music Entertainment.

Any recent ownership twists?

While the core ownership (Sony Group Corporation at the top) has not changed, Sony Music Group has been expanding its influence and assets:

  • Sony Music Group and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC set up a joint venture in 2026 to buy music catalogs, planning to invest around 2–3 billion dollars in music rights.
  • Sony’s music arm also fully consolidated big publishing assets in recent years, like taking 100% ownership of EMI Music Publishing, making its music rights portfolio one of the largest in the world.

These moves don’t change who owns Sony Music, but they show Sony is aggressively investing to grow its music business under the same corporate umbrella.

TL;DR: If you’re asking “who owns Sony Music” today, the answer is: Sony Music is part of Sony Music Group, and the ultimate owner is Sony Group Corporation in Japan.

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